Jaws, Sharks, Rays and Lobe finned fish

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  • Created on: 23-04-18 12:58
What were modified to form jaws (which at first had no teeth)?
Anterior gill arches
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Jaws with no teeth were used in buccal pump to increase
Water flow across gills
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Who were the first fishes to have jaws?
Placoderms
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Sharks and Rays belong to what class?
Chondrichthyes
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Chondrichthyes are
Both
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Why do Chondrichthyes have a poor fossil record?
Skeletons are made of cartilage
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What does a swim bladder do?
Achieves neutral buoyancy
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Which fins are paired?
Pectoral and pelvic
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Sharks move via ... undulations of the body and caudal fin
side-to-side
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The basking shark swims with its mouth open, is this free of problems?
No
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In the evolution of bony skeletons, cartilage is replaced by
Calcified rigid bone
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A bony skeleton is less or more effective at serving as an attachment point for muscles?
More
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Is bone better at transmitting muscular force than cartilage?
Yes
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The skeleton of the paired fins is formed from many small or large bones?
Small
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Do fins contain a lot of muscle?
No
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The fins of lobbed finned fish are thought of to used as what?
Supporting the body on land
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Coelacanths and lungfish are types of what?
Lobe-finned fish
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Lungfish have a modified swim bladder that does what?
Absorbs oxygen and removes waste
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How do modern lungfish survive when pools dry?
They burrow into the mud & sealing themselves within a mucous-lined burrow
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